A man accused of assaulting another man with a metal pipe at a busy Great Falls intersection was scheduled to make his initial court appearance Wednesday.

Timothy Jay Fowler Jr. is charged with assault with a weapon, a felony, and criminal mischief, a misdemeanor, for allegedly striking the victim, a 59-year-old man, and the man’s vehicle with the pipe.

According to court documents, witnesses saw Fowler exit his vehicle Monday afternoon at the intersection of 9th Street and 2nd Avenue North near Dairy Queen and strike the one of the victim’s tail lights with the pipe.

The victim told police he exited his vehicle after that and Fowler struck him in the head with the pipe, then hit him again several times with the pipe or punched and kicked him. The victim also told the responding officer he had no idea why Fowler attacked him.

Several witnesses called 911 to report the incident, and one of those witnesses followed Fowler to his residence.

Court documents also describe Fowler’s actions over the past month as “increasingly disruptive and violent.” The charging document says Fowler followed around individuals in his vehicle “in an aggressive manner for no reason, swearing yelling and challenging to fight.” The document says Fowler also attempted to enter a woman’s vehicle at the stop light.